CARING FOR THE NEEDY for Thursday May 28th 2015

TITLE: CARING FOR THE NEEDY

Memorise: For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. Deuteronomy 15:11

Read: Matthew 25:34-40, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 21-22, Mark 15:6-32

The Bible says something very fundamental about our calling as disciples of Jesus Christ which many of us do not pay close attention to. This relates to caring for the needy. Proverbs 22:9 says:

“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.”

Once of the quickest ways to be blessed by God is to care for poor. The Almighty God said that the poor shall never cease out of the land, and it is His prerogative to take care of such poor people. In as much as God will not come down to do this duty Himself; He has commanded those who are blessed with resources to give to those who do not have. Whoever acts on God’s behalf by catering for the needy and the poor will be bountifully blessed by Him. This is one of the secrets of divine blessing.

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THE PRICE OF BEING A STANDARD for Wednesday May 27th 2015

TITLE:THE PRICE OF BEING A STANDARD 

Memorise: Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 2 Corinthians 6:17

Read: 2^nd Corinthians 6:14-18, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 19:16-20:26, Mark 14:53-15:5

To become a standard or a positive reference point, there is a price to pay. Going though the Bible, one will see that all those who got outstanding approval from God had at least one thing in common, which is that they stood out for God before they became a reference point. One of such Bible heroes is Elijah. He stood out for God on Mount Carmel. He risked being killed by the numerous prophet of Baal whom he had challenged. As a matter of fact, he was considered to be Public Enemy No. 1 by the ruler of his day, Ahab (1^st Kings 21:20)

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DRESS TO BE ADDRESSED for Tuesday May 26th 2015

TITLE: DRESS TO BE ADDRESSED

Memorised: And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand pf the shepherds, ands also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. Exodus 2:19

Read: Exodus 2:16-20, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 18:1-19:15, Mark 14:32-52

Many of today’s Christians don’ pay attention to their physical appearance. They have overstretched the fact that physical appearance may be deceptive at times. Although the Bible confirms this to be true in Proverbs 31:30, it is also true that what you show on the outside is a reflection of who you are on the inside. In my culture, there are two sayings of the elders which appear to contradict, each other, but which contain eternal truths that cannot be wished away. The first one says: “The way you appear determines the level of respect people will accord you.” In other words, if you dress like ma slave, you will be treated like a slave. The other saying is: “A gorgeous dress does not

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YOU ARE GOD’S SANCTUARY for Monday May 25th 2015

 TITLE:YOU ARE GOD’S SANCTUARY

Memorise: What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1^st Corinthians 6:19

Read :1^st Corinthians 6:15-20, Bible in One year: 2nd Samuel 16:17, Mark 14:10-31

The most pleasurable sin to the flesh is sexual immorality. Incidentally, this particular type of sin is the most deadly because its consequences are not only spiritually unpleasant but also physically humiliating. In our Bible reading, Apostle Paul warned the Church at Corinth against sexual immorality. He explained that we the temple of God. The implication of this is that your body does not belong to you, but rather, it belongs to God. He further revealed to us the judgement that would follow if we defile the temple of God – our body. In 1^st Corinthians 3:17 he wrote:

“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which

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ARE YOU READY? for Sunday May 24th 2015

TOPIC:ARE YOU READY?

Memorise: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1^st Thessalonians 4:17

Read: 1^st Thessalonians 4:13-18, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 14-15, Mark 13:24-14:9

The admonition of Apostle Paul in today’s Bible reading is addressed to those he referred to as “brethren”. His first admonition is against ignorance (1^st Thessalonians 4:13). Ignorance is the first weapon the devil uses to make Christians not ready for the rapture! Going by the words of Paul’s warning, other people on earth can afford to be ignorant, but we who are joint-heirs with Jesus Christ cannot afford to be. One reason why many Christians are not watchful anymore is the supposed delay in the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. They feel He may not come as expected; therefore, they have thrown godliness with contentment to the wind. Such Christians display their

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DON’T BE CARELESS for Saturday May 23rd 2015

TOPIC: DON’T BE CARELESS

Memorise: Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Matthew 24:42

Read: Matthew 24:37-44, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 12:24-13:39, Mark 13:3-23

While some commandments of God are very glaring, some others appear in covert mode, such that many don’t even see them as commandments. One of such subtle commandments is the commandment to “watch” (Matthew 24:42). This commandment can also be expressed this way: don’t be careless. It is unfortunate that many children of God today are careless about their Christian life, and by so doing, they have shipwrecked their faith. They live their lives as if they have nothing to lose to the enemy. Such Christians needs be reminded that they have at least one crown to protect – the

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THE POWER OF SIGHT II for Friday May 22nd 2015

TOPIC: THE POWER OF SIGHT II

Memorise: By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; Hebrews 11:24

Read: Genesis 13:14-18, Bible in one year: 2^nd Samuel 11:1-12:23, Mark 12:28-13:2

The power of spiritual sight is apparent in anyone who has it. Such a person can see into the future and therefore does not exercise any form of fear. We can see these attributes manifested in Elisha in 2^nd Kings 6:11-18. Elisha’s servant could not see what his master saw, and so he was afraid of the human army attempting to arrest them; but read what happens in 2^nd Kings 6:17

“And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around about Elisha.”

People often ask me why I don’t go about with police escorts like many great men of

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